English Explanatory Dictionary

Chewa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an African people inhabiting central Malawi and adjoining areas of Zambia and Mozambique.
name
  1. The Chichewa language.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the Chewa or their language.

Word forms

Chewa Chewas

Etymology

Etymology tree Chichewa Mcheŵáder. Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀- Chichewa chi- Chichewa Chi- Chichewa -cheŵa Chichewa Chicheŵáder. English Chewa From Chichewa Mcheŵa and Chicheŵa.

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